FOR CAMPING OUT

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21974, 24 December 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR CAMPING OUT

When you are preparing for ai camping out holiday this year you | may be glad of these hints about sleeping bags. I

It is a good idea to sew up your blankets, whether for use in a sleeping bag or not. No draughts can

get in them, and you will find it much warmer. A big double blanket (grey, and cheap quality) folded into three sideways and sewn along

each side and the bottom is as good as anything. Make the stitches big —blanket stitch is best—so that they can be easily undone for washing the blanket. A warm and light sleeping bag may be made from twice your length of feather-proof cambric. This material is 54 inches wide; double it lengthwise and sew partitions about 6 inches deep; use ona pound of feathers, putting some carefully into each partition. Sew with fine stitches to prevent feathers escaping. Double the stuffed material in half and sew up either side, leaving a gap at the top of one side. This would cost about £l, while a bought bag costs from £2 to £4. The usual size for a sleeping bag is 6ft long and 2ft 6in wide. Some bags are tapered towards the foot, being about Ift Bin wide there, but the full width at the top. This is snugger to sleep in and saves weight and space.